Federal law requires the White House to give Congress a full month of warning and case-specific details before firing a federal inspector general.

The conversations about ousting these government watchdogs began during Trump's transition back to the White House.

President Donald Trump fired multiple inspectors general late on Friday, removing the independent watchdogs tasked with investigating abuse and impropriety in federal agencies in a move that ...

“Trump’s Friday night coup to overthrow legally protected independent inspectors general is an attack on transparency and accountability, essential ingredients in our democratic form of ...

It’s not immediately clear whether the firings are legal, as the Trump administration is required to give a 30-day notice.

President Donald Trump fired multiple independent federal watchdogs, known as inspectors general, in a Friday night purge, removing a significant layer of accountability as he asserts his control ...

The Trump administration fires about 17 independent inspectors-general at government agencies, an action some fear will ...

but an inspector general can serve under multiple presidents. During his first term, Trump fired five inspectors general in less than two months in 2020. This included the State Department ...

“Trump’s Friday night coup to overthrow legally protected independent inspectors general is an attack on transparency and accountability, essential ingredients in our democratic form of ...

According to multiple outlets ... “It’s a widespread massacre,” one of the fired inspectors general told the Washington Post. “Whoever Trump puts in now will be viewed as loyalists ...